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If you're planning on conquering uMhlanga in two days, a good coffee is essential to get you through. Daily Dose uMhlanga is the best spot to get a cuppa on the run - literally. It's more of a stand than a store and locals flock for the quality beans

A timeless retreat on the fringes of the beach, overlooking the lighthouse, it’s the pearl in uMhlanga’s crown. Alternatively, enjoy a cocktail overlooking the pool and lighthouse, or stay a while longer for dinner. The standing joke is that in Durba

There’s a helipad if the three-odd hour road trip from Joburg is toe arduous for you, but either way, you end up at Qwabi Private Game Reserve in the Waterberg, where Letamo Lodge is the newest addition to South Africa’s bush offerings. It’s big, it’

Italy has long been a tourist’s favourite, as much for its food as its art and history. Fellini films, scooters through old towns, passionate people, high design and fashion so gorgeous it makes you gasp. Yes, there is the over-tourism problem in Ven

The world’s best restaurant, Noma, in Copenhagen, will close for regular service at the end of 2024. Instead, it will become a full-time food laboratory. Since opening two decades ago, its creator, René Redzepi, has been called the most brilliant and

1 Have a friend on the trip who you really trust, and enjoy each other's company. 2 Research the hell out of things, like Jonathan did - everything from weather to routes. 3 Get the right gear. Make sure you get your bike fitted and take all you need

The signs are everywhere: ‘Don’t feed the animals’. After countless visits to Kruger Park, it has become abundantly clear to me that the fences in the reserve are to keep people in, not animals out. Take, for example, that one July when some friends

Montagu Country Hotel is a surprise. Something out-of-the-ordinary, a space where time seems to have meandered through the years until it found a pretty place, and stopped. The original building was built in 1875 when the hot springs and the agricult

Take a trip in a classic American car with American Dream Cars. There’s a baby blue 1956 Cadillac Sedan De Ville or a fire-truck red 1964 Cadillac Sedan De Ville to choose from, and you get to write your own script. You can take a guided cruise aroun

The Blue Sky Society Trust’s mission is to protect, preserve and improve life for people, wildlife and communities in need. The nonprofit organisation supports this vision by managing conservation and humanitarian projects that people and companies c

'It was PJ Massyn who started the ball rolling. When he told us that the new dispensation would allow us to claim back our ancestral lands, we didn't really believe him. Finally he persuaded the chief to go with him to Pretoria to meet with attorneys

The Balkans is a demanding test landscape for any car; broken backroads in Bosnia and Herzegovina, steep mountain passes through Slovenia, Montenegro and Albania. BMW’s latest X1 sDrive18d acquitted itself well. The supple suspension saw off the wors

Albania is a nation state on the Balkan Peninsula between Croatia and Greece, across the Adriatic from Italy. It is a Socialist country though largely capitalist in reality. Albania is not part of the European Union, and South Africans need a visa, w

Albania is reasonably priced and well represented on Airbnb. A typical Airbnb stay costs about R700 a night for two people, sharing. Prices at hotels and hostels are highly negotiable: expect to pay less than half the advertised online price. In Tama

Scan the QR code with your phone or fill in the entry form for Last Word Kitara online at getaway.co.za/competitions Entries close on 31 March 2023. One lucky Getaway reader will win a two-night stay for two in a luxury suite at Last Word Kitara, inc

If you're planning on conquering uMhlanga in two days, a good coffee is essential to get you through. Daily Dose uMhlanga is the best spot to get a cuppa on the run - literally. It's more of a stand than a store and locals flock for the quality beans

There’s a helipad if the three-odd hour road trip from Joburg is toe arduous for you, but either way, you end up at Qwabi Private Game Reserve in the Waterberg, where Letamo Lodge is the newest addition to South Africa’s bush offerings. It’s big, it’

The world’s best restaurant, Noma, in Copenhagen, will close for regular service at the end of 2024. Instead, it will become a full-time food laboratory. Since opening two decades ago, its creator, René Redzepi, has been called the most brilliant and

The signs are everywhere: ‘Don’t feed the animals’. After countless visits to Kruger Park, it has become abundantly clear to me that the fences in the reserve are to keep people in, not animals out. Take, for example, that one July when some friends

Montagu Country Hotel is a surprise. Something out-of-the-ordinary, a space where time seems to have meandered through the years until it found a pretty place, and stopped. The original building was built in 1875 when the hot springs and the agricult

'It was PJ Massyn who started the ball rolling. When he told us that the new dispensation would allow us to claim back our ancestral lands, we didn't really believe him. Finally he persuaded the chief to go with him to Pretoria to meet with attorneys